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moving or able to move quickly 快的；迅速的；敏捷的 a fast car/horse 速度快的汽车／马 He's just become the world's fastest runner. 他刚刚成为世界上跑得最快的人。
Extra ExamplesHer pulse seemed very fast. 她的脉搏好像跳动很快。 She loves driving fast cars. 她喜欢开快车。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
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happening in a short time or without delay 迅速发生的；立即发生的 We've recorded the fastest rate of increase for several years. 我们创下了几年来最高的增长率。 We can guarantee a fast response time. 我们保证能作出及时迅即的反应。 Technology was expanding at a fast pace. 技术在飞速发展。 a period of fast economic growth 经济快速增长的时期
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。 - Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。 - Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。 - Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
a swift decision 迅即作出的决定 The government took swift action. 政府立即采取了行动。
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
speedy 与 swift 意思相近： a speedy recovery 迅速康复
- a speedy car.
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.
关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。
Extra ExamplesI should make a very fast profit on these. 我应该从中快速获利。 Viktor set the fastest lap time of the weekend. 维克多创造了周末最快单圈成绩。 I suppose delivery in two days is pretty fast, really. 我认为两天内送到确实是相当快了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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able to do something quickly 动作迅速的；头脑灵活的 a fast learner 领悟快的学习者 Are you a fast reader with the ability to retain the key points? 你能不能在速读的同时记住要点？ These are complex programs needing very large and fast computers. 这些程序很复杂，需要运行速度快的大型计算机。 a fast internet connection 高速互联网连接
producing or allowing quick movement 可供快速运动的 It's a very fast road and people do not realize what speed they are doing. 这是条快车道，人们没有意识到自己的速度有多快。
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showing a time later than the true time 走得快 - (specialist)
very sensitive to light, and therefore useful when taking photographs in poor light or of something that is moving very quickly 感光快的 (of a boat, etc. 船等 safely fixed in position 系牢的；稳固的 not likely to change or to come out when washed 不退色的 There is no noun related to fast. Use speed in connection with vehicles, actions, etc.; quickness is used about thinking.
quick快速
surface物体表面
watch/clock钟表
photographic film照相胶片
fixed
colours in clothes衣服颜色
Word Originadjective Old English fæst ‘firmly fixed, steadfast’ and fæste ‘firmly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vast and German fest ‘firm, solid’ and fast ‘almost’. In Middle English the adverb developed the senses ‘strongly, vigorously’ (compare with run hard), and ‘close, immediate’ (just surviving in the archaic fast by; compare with hard by), hence ‘closely, immediately’ and ‘quickly’; the idea of rapid movement was then reflected in adjectival use.
Idioms
be fast/quick on the draw
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to be quick to understand or react in a new situation 领悟敏捷；反应迅速 You can't fool him—he's always fast on the draw. 你骗不了他——他总是游刃有余。
to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it 拔枪迅速
be quick/fast on the draw
fast and furious
(of films/movies, shows, etc. 电影、演出等 full of rapid action and sudden changes 情节节奏快且变化多端 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
a fast talker
a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted 快嘴快舌但不可信赖的人 As a politician, she had the reputation for being a real fast talker. 作为一名政治家，她以能说会道而闻名。
a fast worker
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a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody 善于迅速达到目的的人；（尤指恋爱方面）善于一下子获得青睐的人
hard and fast
make a fast/quick buck
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to earn money quickly and easily 轻易地赚钱 This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck. 这是一个长期的项目。我们不是来赚快钱的。
pull a fast one (on somebody)
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to trick somebody 蒙骗；捉弄